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Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! 

On today’s episode, we talk with Mike Leahy, Senior Director of Wildlife Policy for the National Wildlife Federation, about National Wildlife Federation, Wildlife Conservation, and Monarch Butterflies.  Read his full bio below.

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Showtimes: 

2:15 - Nic and Laura dive into delivering bad news
10:10 - Interview with Mike Leahy starts
17:33 - Navigating new administrations
26: 35 - Endangered Species Act
32:22 - Monarch Butterflies
39:49 - #fieldnotes

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Connect with Mike Leahy at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-leahy-89a4a211/

Guest Bio:
Mike Leahy supports the restoration and conservation of wildlife and fish through his work on policy related to wildlife, hunting, and fishing. Mike works to update wildlife conservation strategies for the 21st century and plug gaps in wildlife policy by increasing funding for wildlife programs, establishing policies to address threats such as extinction, habitat fragmentation, disease, and lead, and by representing the conservation interests of hunters and anglers in healthy, abundant wildlife populations and habitat.

Mike’s work is informed by over two and half decades of work to conserve wildlife and natural resources, and an interest in all things outdoors. Mike has been Conservation Director for the Izaak Walton League of America; Rockies and Plains Director and Natural Resources Counsel for Defenders of Wildlife; and Forest Campaign Director for National Audubon Society. Mike enjoys getting out to hunt, fish, hike, and have fun in the outdoors. Mike has a law degree from Georgetown University and studied Natural Resources at Cornell University.

Music Credits
Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa
Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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